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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 600420" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>Barbara - This is a good beginning. Thank you. It makes me tear up too - happy and scared all at the same time. </p><p></p><p>RE - You're right, I am still working on living in this insane environment. And it IS crazy making. </p><p></p><p>We had another nice moment with difficult child yesterday. It was our wedding anniversary and we were going out for dinner and invited both kids. easy child came after a little coaxing from us but difficult child was thrilled to be invited. </p><p></p><p>A couple of weird things that put up some flags for me though. He did not want to be picked up at the house he was staying at - instead he met us in a parking lot nearby. Then when we dropped him off he insisted on being dropped at the back of the property so he could just hop the fence because he says that's the way he always goes. Well, we couldn't pull over safely and drop him off so we drove around the block to the front of the house and let him out there. He didn't know which house it was - odd. So he said he would stand on the sidewalk and call his friend. We said goodbye and drove off but I noticed in the mirror he was walking in the opposite direction of the houses that we dropped him off at.....he was on the phone. So now I'm speculating...is he really staying there? What reason does he have to lie to me? Is he staying in a tent or shed in the backyard and not in the house? Or is he just not capable of figuring out which house he was staying at. </p><p></p><p>And oh my does that boy need a shower. His clothes looked clean enough but whew! His hygiene has never been great but when he lived with us he did shower and brush his teeth. Not so much now. </p><p></p><p>husband and I have decided to stick to our plan and commit to helping him for the next year. If he doesn't get his diploma and doesn't take care of himself that is his choice but we will have done what we could. If he does well we will continue to help him and if he doesn't he'll have to look for full time work and take on his own lease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 600420, member: 14356"] Barbara - This is a good beginning. Thank you. It makes me tear up too - happy and scared all at the same time. RE - You're right, I am still working on living in this insane environment. And it IS crazy making. We had another nice moment with difficult child yesterday. It was our wedding anniversary and we were going out for dinner and invited both kids. easy child came after a little coaxing from us but difficult child was thrilled to be invited. A couple of weird things that put up some flags for me though. He did not want to be picked up at the house he was staying at - instead he met us in a parking lot nearby. Then when we dropped him off he insisted on being dropped at the back of the property so he could just hop the fence because he says that's the way he always goes. Well, we couldn't pull over safely and drop him off so we drove around the block to the front of the house and let him out there. He didn't know which house it was - odd. So he said he would stand on the sidewalk and call his friend. We said goodbye and drove off but I noticed in the mirror he was walking in the opposite direction of the houses that we dropped him off at.....he was on the phone. So now I'm speculating...is he really staying there? What reason does he have to lie to me? Is he staying in a tent or shed in the backyard and not in the house? Or is he just not capable of figuring out which house he was staying at. And oh my does that boy need a shower. His clothes looked clean enough but whew! His hygiene has never been great but when he lived with us he did shower and brush his teeth. Not so much now. husband and I have decided to stick to our plan and commit to helping him for the next year. If he doesn't get his diploma and doesn't take care of himself that is his choice but we will have done what we could. If he does well we will continue to help him and if he doesn't he'll have to look for full time work and take on his own lease. [/QUOTE]
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